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{{KBmenu}}The 4th film by Quentin Tarantino. Released as two different "Volumes" in 2003 and 2004, with an integral version planned for release (premiered in Cannes 2006) in 2007.
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== Two Volumes, One Film ==
'''''Kill Bill''''' is the 4th film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It was released in two parts, Volume 1 (2003) and Volume 2 (2004), with an integral version entitled "The Whole Bloody Affair" still planned for home video release which was premiered at Cannes in 2006.
Kill Bill was created as one film and then released as two volumes. However, it is considered to be one film (the entire saga has also been termed [[The Whole Bloody Affair]]). The film in its entirety is divided into ten chapters. The first volume consists of the first five chapters. The second volume is the last 5 chapters. While Volume 1 is a no holds barred, violent Grindhouse Revenge thrill ride, Volume 2 is longer in running time and slows the breakneck speed down to give viewers a more in depth look at the characters Tarantino created. On another level, Volume 1 has a more Asian Kung Fu-Samurai inspired feel while Volume 2 plays more like an American/Spaghetti Western.  
* Starring [[Uma Thurman]], [[David Carradine]], [[Michael Madsen]], [[Daryl Hannah]], [[Lucy Liu]], [[Vivica A. Fox]], [[Sonny Chiba]] and [[Gordon Liu]].
 
====Two Volumes, One Film====
Kill Bill was created as one film and then released as two volumes. However, it is considered to be one film (the entire saga has been termed [[The Whole Bloody Affair]]). The film in its entirety is divided into ten chapters. The first volume consists of the first five chapters. The second volume is the last 5 chapters. While Volume 1 is a no holds barred, violent Grindhouse Revenge thrill ride, Volume 2 is longer in running time and slows the breakneck speed down to give viewers a more in depth look at the characters Tarantino created. On another level, Volume 1 has a more Asian Kung Fu-Samurai inspired feel while Volume 2 plays more like an American/Spaghetti Western.  


Tarantino decided to release a slightly altered version in Japan and some other Asian countries, showing a number of additional scenes of violence, and a full color version of [[The House of Blue Leaves]] massacre. The alterations in Volume 2 are only minor recuts and hardly contain major additions.
Tarantino decided to release a slightly altered version in Japan and some other Asian countries, showing a number of additional scenes of violence, and a full color version of [[The House of Blue Leaves]] massacre. The alterations in Volume 2 are only minor recuts and hardly contain major additions.


== Synopsis ==
====The Story====
The Bride, a former professional assassin and pregnant, is shot and left for dead at her wedding, by none other than her former boss Bill. She wakes up from a coma after five years, without her baby, and sets out for revenge. After regaining strength and aquiring deadly weapons, she tracks down Bill's accomplices, at the same time her follow colleagues, and kills them one after another. Among them are O-Ren, who in the mean time became the head of the Yakuza, Vernita Green, who is now a housewife, and Budd, Bill's brother, who lives a shitty life in a trailer home. Not until the very end, does she get to face her nemesis, to take revenge for all that he has done to her, only to find out about a surprising truth. But she will Kill Bill.
The Bride, an ex-professional assassin who is pregnant, is shot and left for dead at her wedding, by none other than her former boss Bill. She wakes up from a coma after five years, without her baby (believing it to be dead) and sets out for revenge on her ex-assassin associates (The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad). After regaining her strength she tracks down the DiVAS and attempts to kill them one after another. Among them are: O-Ren Ishii, who has subsequently become the head of the Yakuza in Japan. Vernita Green, who is now a housewife, and Budd, Bill's brother, who works as a bouncer at a strip club and lives in a shitty trailer. Not until the very end, does The Bride get to face her arch nemesis and ex-lover Bill, to take her final revenge for all that he has done to her, only to find out about a surprising truth. But...she will still...Kill Bill.


== Facts and Figures ==
====Facts and Figures====
* Film length: 111min (Vol 1), 136 (Vol 2)
* Film length: 111min (Vol 1), 136 (Vol 2)
* Ratings: R (USA) (Extended Cut: NC-17)
* Ratings: R (USA) (Extended Cut: NC-17)
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* Release Date Integral version: ?
* Release Date Integral version: ?


== Books ==
====Books====
* [[Kill Bill Unofficial Casebook by D.K. Holm|Unofficial Casebook]]
* [[Kill Bill Unofficial Casebook by D.K. Holm|Unofficial Casebook]]
* [[The Kill Bill Diary: The Making of a Tarantino Classic as Seen Through the Eyes of a Screen Legend by David Carradine|The Kill Bill Diary]]
* [[The Kill Bill Diary: The Making of a Tarantino Classic as Seen Through the Eyes of a Screen Legend by David Carradine|The Kill Bill Diary]]
* [[From Shane to Kill Bill:Rethinking the Western|From Shane to Kill Bill]]
* [[From Shane to Kill Bill:Rethinking the Western|From Shane to Kill Bill]]


== and... ==
==== and...====
* [[Kill Bill downloads|Media]]
* [[Kill Bill downloads|Media]]
* [[Kill Bill merchandise|Merchandise]]
* [[Kill Bill merchandise|Merchandise]]
====US Trailers====
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[[Category:Movies]][[Category:Kill Bill]]
[[Category:Movies]][[Category:Kill Bill]]


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Latest revision as of 22:29, 3 December 2017

Kill Bill is the 4th film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It was released in two parts, Volume 1 (2003) and Volume 2 (2004), with an integral version entitled "The Whole Bloody Affair" still planned for home video release which was premiered at Cannes in 2006.

Two Volumes, One Film

Kill Bill was created as one film and then released as two volumes. However, it is considered to be one film (the entire saga has been termed The Whole Bloody Affair). The film in its entirety is divided into ten chapters. The first volume consists of the first five chapters. The second volume is the last 5 chapters. While Volume 1 is a no holds barred, violent Grindhouse Revenge thrill ride, Volume 2 is longer in running time and slows the breakneck speed down to give viewers a more in depth look at the characters Tarantino created. On another level, Volume 1 has a more Asian Kung Fu-Samurai inspired feel while Volume 2 plays more like an American/Spaghetti Western.

Tarantino decided to release a slightly altered version in Japan and some other Asian countries, showing a number of additional scenes of violence, and a full color version of The House of Blue Leaves massacre. The alterations in Volume 2 are only minor recuts and hardly contain major additions.

The Story

The Bride, an ex-professional assassin who is pregnant, is shot and left for dead at her wedding, by none other than her former boss Bill. She wakes up from a coma after five years, without her baby (believing it to be dead) and sets out for revenge on her ex-assassin associates (The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad). After regaining her strength she tracks down the DiVAS and attempts to kill them one after another. Among them are: O-Ren Ishii, who has subsequently become the head of the Yakuza in Japan. Vernita Green, who is now a housewife, and Budd, Bill's brother, who works as a bouncer at a strip club and lives in a shitty trailer. Not until the very end, does The Bride get to face her arch nemesis and ex-lover Bill, to take her final revenge for all that he has done to her, only to find out about a surprising truth. But...she will still...Kill Bill.

Facts and Figures

  • Film length: 111min (Vol 1), 136 (Vol 2)
  • Ratings: R (USA) (Extended Cut: NC-17)
  • Format and technical specifications: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen. Panavision. 35mm
  • Release Dates Volume 1: October 10, 2003 (USA)
  • Release Dates Volume 2: April 16, 2004 (USA)
  • Release Date Integral version: ?

Books

and...

US Trailers


Tarantino XX BluRay
Bad Mother Fucker Pulp Fiction Wallet